"*Sigh!*"
Thinking about how his ancestors had played off the natives against one another, making promises after promises to them before breaking them one after another without batting an eye, Lord Janus ruefully shook his head, lamenting the chain of tragedies.
From the bottom of his, he did not condone such dishonorable activities.
But at the same time, he knew he could not deny their effectiveness.
By playing the smaller tribes against the larger ones, by promising these neglected groups power and riches, the Margraves family was able to quickly augment its mostly mercenary hired force with almost twice the auxiliaries.
After these men were equipped with the latest weapons and armor of the time, the native tribes found themselves quickly outnumbered and outgunned.
Time after time, the two sides met in battle, and time after time, the result was the same.